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The Big Mooch – February Giveaway

I am Mooch and I’z a shy cat. I am not sure why my people are using my name to represent giving things away but as long as I can hide under the bed for a while, I guess it will be ok.

Today the local groundhog from our Pennsyltucky region said there is going to be 6 more weeks of winter. That makes me a little mad because I want the grass to start growing again right now! To brighten up this long winter, let me tempt you to enter to receive some vegan goodiez. This month, Millie & Frank want to focus on gift foods that represent warmth and love. Millie took photos of me with all of the goodiez (until the man came to fix the shower, then I hid under the bed).

Frank & Millie recently tried Queso for the first time and they really loved it. It is like a spicy nacho cheezey sauce that is VEGAN! Frank about did a flip when he tasted it, he thought it was so good and he liked that it had some heat to it. Millie thought it was the perfect start to February’s The Big Mooch since it is by a vegan company called Food for Lovers.

Next is something sweet but no vegan worries about bone char in sugar, this is a bottle of pure delight. It is an 11.75 ounce bottle of Florida Crystals’ organic Agave Nectar. Milliez said for me to mention that it’s the amber kind. You can use it in so many ways. Not everyone likes the maplez kind of syrup and honey is from bees so this is a wonderful sweety to add to the giveaway this month. It is in so many of the recipes on this blog; T’s Vegan Cheesecake, Vegan Custard Pie, Dipping Sauce for Vegan Wontons and Endive Hors d’oeuvres all call for amber agave nectar. Sweet!

Time for adding another goodiez. Millie is a little afraid of what he will say when Frank realizes that she is giving away one of their (unopened) jars of his favorite peanut butter. You may have seen jars of Peanut Butter & Co.’s different flavors in your local market (they even have some at WalMart) but most places don’t carry The Heat is On. Frank is certain that was the ingredient that made Millie’s Award Winning Pennsyltucky Chili noteworthy at the Vegtoberfest chili cook-off last year.

Don’t mind me, the handyman came and the last photo still gets my approval, especially because there are cat faces on it. It’s two 3 ounce, vegan certified, All Natural Endangered Species Chocolate Bars. Both have photos of wild cats on the labels; the black panther is Extremely Dark Chocolate and the tiger is on the Dark Chocolate with Espresso Beans. I couldn’t think of better for The Big Mooch giveaway in February.

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So how can you get all of the goodiez I have highlighted for February 2012′s The Big Mooch? Between now and midnight on the Entry Deadline Date of February 13, 2012, write a comment at the bottom of this very post and mention one of the recipes mentioned on Bacon is NOT an Herb blog that most interests you.

For extra entries, you may also mention a favorite Bacon is NOT an Herb recipe on the related wall post on the Bacon is NOT an Herb Facebook page, ping back to this this blog by blogging about The Big Mooch February giveaway or yet again on Twitter #BigMooch @BaconsNotanHerb. Don’t forget to mention a favorite recipe, Millie keeps saying that’s important.

Also note…
1. Eligibility. Giveaways are open to readers with US shipping addresses only.

2. A limit of one entry is allowed per individual on each of the following: Bacon is NOT an Herb blog, Bacon is NOT an Herb Facebook page, blogging about The Big Mooch giveaway and ping back to this blog, and @BaconsNotAnHerb #BigMooch Twitter. You may not enter more than that, whether or not you use a different e-mail address. Subsequent entries determined to be submitted with the same email address or from the same individual using multiple email addresses may be declared ineligible. You may, however, obtain additional entries on this particular giveaway through other channels when applicable and prompted (i.e., by performing an action such as posting to Facebook, mentioning on Twitter or blogging about The Big Mooch giveaway).

3. Disclaimer. Bacon is NOT an Herb blog will not be responsible for: (a) any late or lost entries; (b) telephone, electronic, hardware, software, network, Internet, or other computer or communications-related malfunctions or failures; any giveaway disruptions, injuries, losses or damages caused by events beyond the control of Bacon is NOT an Herb blog or by unauthorized human intervention; or (c) any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the giveaway.

4. Entry Deadline Date. All entries for giveaways through this site must be received on or before the given “Entry Deadline Date” to be eligible to win a prize.

6. Winner Selection. A prize number will be assigned to your entry upon receipt of your entry. A winning number will be generated using Random.org on or shortly after the Entry Deadline Date. If your Prize Number matches the Winning Number, and you meet the eligibility requirements and otherwise comply with these Official Giveaway Rules, you win the prize.

7. Winner Notification. You will be notified on Bacon is NOT an Herb (blog/facebook/twitter) within three (3) days after the Entry Deadline Date if you win the prize.

8. Claiming Your Prize. Winner must respond within three (3) days of notification to Pennsyltucky Veggie or forfeit the prize, in which case an alternate winner will be selected.

Vegan Pre/Post Race Fuel

I made sure I had my typical pre-race fuel in line the day before I was to run the Nittany Valley Half Marathon this past Sunday. I had been having a lot of luck fueling up with a 1/2 banana and some Artisana Walnut Butter before my longer training runs over the past few months. They say not to try anything new so, I planned on the same pre-race fuel even though I was to start running a little later in the morning than usual. I just ate 2 portions well spread out through the morning.

Artisana Walnut Butter comes in cute little to-go packets but I didn’t have to worry about it this time since the race was less than 2 miles from my house. It would have made a nice warm up to the starting line, if it wasn’t all uphill. I would get to run those hills soon enough. I settled for my big jar and planned to just eat it at home between picking up my race packet and the start of the race.

Next, I was all ready to go out and buy my post race Galiker’s chocolate milk. The idea is an easy to consume product with the right balance of carbs/protein. Studies have shown that runner who drank fat-free chocolate milk during the three hours after a run had heightened markers of muscle protein repair compared to those who drank a carbohydrate drink.

I ended up getting that ever present pang of guilt for feeding into the dairy industry and I decided to make my own with what I had on hand! In retrospect, I would use Almond Milk but I only had Rice Milk in the fridge.

Vegan Chocolate Milk

Ingedients
1 Tablespoon Florida Crystals® Organic Amber Agave Nectar
1 Tablespoon Wholesome Sweeteners Organic Sugar
1 Tablespoon Hershey’s Cocoa
1 Tablespoon Woodstock Farms Raw Almond Butter
2 Cups RICE DREAM® Enriched Refrigerated Original

Directions
Stir the first 4 ingredients into a thick paste until completely blended. Slowly add the rice milk and stir so that sugar dissolved. Store in fridge or cooler until post-race fueling. Shake vigorously before drinking.

Happily Fueled and running a personal record at the Nittany Valley Half Marathon

The day turned out to be great, in the 40s°F, light breeze and sunny (opposed to last year 20s°F, stiff sideways wind, snow flurries). The race had over 850 registrants and about 750 of those finished. The best difference was that I shaved over 7 minutes off of my time last year which had been my personal best! Now this hilly course has my best at 2:06:56 for 13.1 miles. How’s that for my 4’10″, 49 year old body, running on a plant sourced diet?

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